comics

May 7th is the 15th Free Comic Book Day! The 1st Saturday in May is like Geek New Year for comic fans. It gives you a chance to pick up a selection of free comics as well as get in on great discounts, prize draws, cake, face painting and all sorts of fun! Check out the Free Comic Book Day website for a list of available comics. Great Discounts! Trades – 25% off Action Figures…

While many comic fans have always laughed at the idea of Aquaman being anything more than a joke, Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis take this character in a new direction that proves he is no Joke. Between the beautiful art work by Reis and the humour and drama brought on by Johns, this is an easy book to recommend to comic fans, new and old. The story starts with Aquaman stopping by a restaurant for…

The importance of pre-orders and subscriptions. ~By Steve Henderson At Heroes’ Beacon we place many of our orders months in advance. This applies to comic books, games, toys, statues and many other novelties. Sometimes, we are able to order up to and past the release date, but this is not always the case, especially with comic books. While games are easier than comics to get restocked, sometimes the initial wave is all we will have…

As of January 7th, 2015 all new comics and trade paperbacks will have a price adjustment to reflect the current exchange rate. This is not an adjustment we do lightly or something we wanted to do. When Heroes’ Beacon opened in October 2013 the exchange rate on the US Dollar was 5%. An amount we felt we could fairly easily absorb. Since then the exchange rate has gone up to 18%. That amount added on…

Get to know your female gaming community! Heroes’ Beacon is putting on a ladies only event on August 17 at 6 pm until 9 pm. This exclusive event is for women only to come and share their common interest in games, comics and other hobbies! As a comic and games store, we want to invite the women of Saint John out, to not only check out our store what we offer, but what Uptown SJ…

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is coming soon — January 27th. It is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies (Roma and Sinti), 15,000 homosexual people and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It’s by a mere coincidence that the Between the Panels book club chose to read Maus during this time, but reading the…

Heroes’ Beacon will soon be home to a new bi-weekly event! The Between the Panels book club will be meeting every other week, starting Thursday November 14th at 6PM, to discuss different graphic novel titles! This month, the club will be focusing their attention on Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes. The book club will be discussing how a graphic novel might be reviewed compared to a traditional book and their own thoughts on…

Ever come into the shop to pick up your pull list only to find a title that is on your list is missing? Sadly it happens. Steve and I are quick to check the shelf or do a back order to make sure you don’t miss out but the mistake has already been made. I’d like to walk you through an average comic order so you can see behind the scenes of our system and…